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The bachelor's program at Aurora was ranked #709 on College Factual's Best Schools for accounting list. It is also ranked #25 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Aurora University handed out 29 bachelor's degrees in accounting. This is a decrease of 3% over the previous year when 30 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Aurora. This makes it the #298 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.
Accounting majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Aurora go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $50,719 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's accounting program at Aurora make a median salary of $59,853. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all accounting graduates with a master's is $59,102.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Aurora, accounting students borrow a median amount of $23,452 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all accounting bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,168.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Aurora University.
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a bachelor's in accounting.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 13 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 3 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Aurora. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Aurora are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a master's in accounting.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 9 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 288 |
Marketing | 65 |
Finance & Financial Management | 41 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 4 |